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rees may be the oldest and largest living things in
nature. They are closely associated with our daily lives, yet
most of us know little about them and barely can tell one
type of tree from another.
Sixteen editions of this handy pocket guide have
been printed since John Simcox Holmes, North Carolina's
first State Forester, put together the first edition in 1922.
Holmes' idea was to provide an easy-to-use reference guide
to help people of all ages recognize many of our common
forest trees on sight. That goal has not changed.
Although the book has changed little, some uses of
wood and general information about the trees have.
Carriages and wagons, for example, aren't often made from
Shagbark hickory (or anything else) anymore, and Loblolly
pine now is used for making tremendous amounts of pine
plywood, something unheard of in the 1920's.
Keeping these changes in mind, we revised
in 1977 and 1995. Much of
the narrative material, however, remains just as former State
Forester Holmes wrote it in 1922.
Many of the drawings for this revision of the book
were provided by William C. Grimm as they appear in his
book, . We have used these drawings and
some of Grimm's narrative material with both his
permission and that of his publisher, The Stackpole
Company. We are grateful to Mr. Grimm and The Stackpole
Company for their assistance in making this publication
possible. A easy to use map of the trees' ranges is also
included with each listing.
The scientific names used in this book follow those
used in
, USDA Forest Service Handbook Number 541,
published in September 1979. Common names for trees
often are confusing, and it is nearly impossible to cite all of
the names in use. Only those names generally used in North
Carolna are mentioned.
T
Common
Forest Trees of North Carolina
The Book of Trees
Checklist of United States Trees (Native and
Naturalized)
i
Foreword
i

rees may be the oldest and largest living things in
nature. They are closely associated with our daily lives, yet
most of us know little about them and barely can tell one
type of tree from another.
Sixteen editions of this handy pocket guide have
been printed since John Simcox Holmes, North Carolina's
first State Forester, put together the first edition in 1922.
Holmes' idea was to provide an easy-to-use reference guide
to help people of all ages recognize many of our common
forest trees on sight. That goal has not changed.
Although the book has changed little, some uses of
wood and general information about the trees have.
Carriages and wagons, for example, aren't often made from
Shagbark hickory (or anything else) anymore, and Loblolly
pine now is used for making tremendous amounts of pine
plywood, something unheard of in the 1920's.
Keeping these changes in mind, we revised
in 1977 and 1995. Much of
the narrative material, however, remains just as former State
Forester Holmes wrote it in 1922.
Many of the drawings for this revision of the book
were provided by William C. Grimm as they appear in his
book, . We have used these drawings and
some of Grimm's narrative material with both his
permission and that of his publisher, The Stackpole
Company. We are grateful to Mr. Grimm and The Stackpole
Company for their assistance in making this publication
possible. A easy to use map of the trees' ranges is also
included with each listing.
The scientific names used in this book follow those
used in
, USDA Forest Service Handbook Number 541,
published in September 1979. Common names for trees
often are confusing, and it is nearly impossible to cite all of
the names in use. Only those names generally used in North
Carolna are mentioned.
T
Common
Forest Trees of North Carolina
The Book of Trees
Checklist of United States Trees (Native and
Naturalized)
i
Foreword
i